Kystia Manaheart
Murder Row · boss 1 of 4
Although an accomplished Magister, Kystia Manaheart was far too devoted to fel magic to give it up entirely. Little wonder she's become a staunch supporter and ally to underground fel smuggling operations in the Row.
Her pet is the mechanic, not the target. Beat Nibbles down until she turns on Kystia — that stun is the only window where your damage really counts.
A fight that hands you its own burst window if you go and get it. Illicit Infusion keeps Nibbles hostile only while she is above a health threshold; push her under it and she reverts to her light form, stuns Kystia with Destabilized, raises the damage Kystia takes and weakens her Felshield.
What actually kills you
Everything else is noise until these three are handled.
- Tunnelling Kystia through Felshield. The barrier cuts her damage taken substantially, and Destabilized is what reduces it.
- Standing in Nibbles' cone. Fel Spray is a frontal that keeps burning for seconds after it lands.
- Leaving Mirror Images to cast. Each copy channels Felstorm over the whole arena, and several at once is not survivable.
Your job
If you tank
- Two things need holding for most of the fight. Keep Nibbles pointed away from the group so Fel Spray is only your problem.
- Fel Nova teleports Kystia to a random player and knocks everyone near them away. Being out of position after it is normal; plan the walk back.
If you heal
- Destabilized is a damage window that costs you: it expels Chaos damage on everybody every second for as long as it lasts. The burst phase is also the healing phase.
- Chaos Barrage jumps from its target to nearby players at reduced strength. Spread and it stays small.
If you DPS
- Interrupt the Mirror Images. That is the assignment that decides the pull.
- Switch to Nibbles early rather than late. Every second of Destabilized is worth more than the same second on a shielded Kystia.
How the fight goes
| Part | What to do |
|---|---|
| Step 1 | Kystia fights behind Felshield with Nibbles fel-infused and hostile. |
| Step 2 | Push Nibbles below her threshold. She reverts to light form and stuns Kystia with Destabilized. |
| Step 3 | Burn Kystia through the window while the light infusion damages everybody. Repeat when Nibbles is re-infused. |
Higher keys
Heroic and Mythic
The encounter journal publishes no difficulty-specific text for this fight. We would rather say that than invent a difference.
Loot
Everything Kystia Manaheart can drop, from the Midnight Season 2 item database.
| Slot | Item |
|---|---|
| Head | Greathelm of Temptation |
| Feet | Felsoaked Soles |
| Wrist | Nibbling Armbands |
| Hands | Gauntlets of Fevered Defense |
| Trinket | Manaheart's Binding Flame |
| Two-hand | Nibbles' Training Rod |
| Ranged | Sinseared Repeater |
Nothing matches that.
This boss drops a trinket. Trinket value varies enormously by spec — see the simulated trinket rankings.
Worth a bonus roll?
You cannot roll this boss on its own. A dungeon roll is against the whole instance, so this table is one part of a pool that includes every other boss in Murder Row — the bonus roll guide explains what that changes, and the planner works it out per spec.